The Scottish Parliamentary elections in May will prove crucial for the future of sustainable transport in Scotland. In advance of May’s Scottish Parliament elections, we are hosting a series of…
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Cycle Connections at Queen Margaret University
Cycle Connections was set up by Queen Margaret Universities Sustainable Transport Team as a tool to increase active travel rates amongst staff and students as well as creating a scheme…
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Moving the Vote: Graham Simpson outlines the Conservatives’ vision for sustainable transport
We held the first in our ‘Moving the Vote, transport conversations with the parties’ event series on Monday 15 February. We were delighted to welcome Graham Simpson MSP, the Shadow…
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Transport priorities must change to achieve a Green Recovery
Ahead of this afternoon’s Scottish Parliament debate, we have published a parliamentary briefing welcoming the Scottish Parliament’s Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform Committee’s inquiry report on Green Recovery. The…
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20% traffic reduction target will be missed without demand management
Transform director, Colin Howden, today gave oral evidence to the Scottish Parliament’s Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee on the updated Climate Change Plan. Colin was joined by, amongst others, Sustrans…
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January Newsletter — Campaigns Update
Transform Scotland Communications Officer Matt McDonald reports on a selection of our recent campaigns activities. Scotland’s Climate Assembly Transform communications officer Matt McDonald gave evidence to Scotland’s Climate Assembly ‘Transport…
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January Newsletter — Aviation Environment Federation — Member Profile
The Aviation Environment Federation (AEF) campaigns on aviation’s impacts, for people and the environment. We formed in 1975 as a federation of community groups near airports who were impacted by…
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Climate Change Plan update not fit for the Climate Emergency
Transform Scotland has published its response to the Scottish Parliament Energy, Climate Change and Land Reform Committee’s call for evidence on the updated Climate Change Plan. We shared our response to…
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Greater ambition required in Climate Plan to transform transport
Transform Scotland has published its response to the Scottish Parliament Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee’s call for evidence on the updated Climate Change Plan. In our response, we note that…
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Evidence to Climate Assembly calls for overhaul of infrastructure investment priorities
Transform communications officer, Matt McDonald, gave evidence to Scotland’s Climate Assembly ‘Transport and Work’ stream on Saturday 9 January. Recommendations from the Assembly will be put to Scottish Ministers at…
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New Year’s Message: Transform welcomes Julianne Robertson as new Chair
I wonder if a New Year has ever been more welcomed than 2021? Following on from the so-called “unprecedented challenges” of 2020 we are all longing to turn the page…
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New report: ‘Active Recovery: Locking-in the active travel benefits’
4 IN 5 CITY RESIDENTS WANT CARS TO GIVE WAY TO BIKES, BUSES AND WALKING TO TACKLE URBAN AIR POLLUTION:New Transform report sets out how to lock-in the active travel…
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